June 9^th

Bon giorno Italia! I am so grateful for the invitation of my uncle Josef. We arrived in our hotel Paradiso in Passignano sul Trasimeno, Umbria. This town is pretty much half way between Florence and Rome. The hotel was built in an old olive and cypress grove. They obviously conserved many of the trees and it is beautiful. It is also only 15 walking minutes from the Lago Trasimeno and we take an evening stroll to the lake. Here Hannibal defeated the Romans and chased many of them in to the lake. But that is many moons ago. This evening, the sun is glistening on the water and a swan takes her youngsters out for an evening hour as well.